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No. 607,963. Patented luly 26, I898.

A. T. SINCLAIRE. HAND 0R FINGER MUFF.

(Application filed Feb. 23, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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HAND OR FINGER MUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,963, dated July 26, 1898.

Application filed February 23, 1898. serial No. 671,285. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANNA T. SINOLAIRE, of the borough of Manhattan,in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand or Finger Muffs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hand or finger coverings; and it consists of what I term a hand or finger muff of the construction hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a hand or finger muff which may be readily secured in place or removed from the fingers of the wearer without disconnecting the means which secure the 'muff in place or without entirely removing the muff from the hand or wrist of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings, which represent one form of finger-muff embodying my invention, Figure 1 is a front view of the muff, showing the same in place on the hand. Fig. 2 is a detail back View of the muff, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same on the'line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The finger-muff embodying my invention, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a finger-receiving pocket a, which at the front portion b thereof extends to a height substantially equal to the length of the fingers of the wearer, as represented in Fig. 1. The remaining portion of the front of the muff is cut away or open, as represented at c in Fig. 3, this opening eX tending throughout the width of the muff. The back of the pocket a is connected with or has formed as a part thereof a back (1, which extends to the wrist of the wearer and is preferably of sufficient width to cover the back of the hand. At or near the wrist por tion of the muff the back joins a suitable securing means 6, which preferably consists of an elastic portion whichis adapted to surround the wrist, as indicated in Fig. 1. By this means the hand of the wearer can be inserted through the elastic securing means 6 and the fingers of the wearer may be inserted in the pocket a. When it is desired to remove the fingers from the mud, it is not necessary to detach the wristlet or securing means 6 or to detach the muff wholly from the wrist, since the fingers can be readily withdrawn from the pocket a and may be readily replaced therein without inconvenience.

The muff of my invention may be worn over the ordinary kid glove and will give sufficient warmth to the hand and fingers and yet possesses none of the disadvantages inherent in heavy mitts or gloves.

It will beunderstood that any suitable securing means may be employed to secure the muif in place upon the hand. The muff may be trimmed with fur and highly ornamented and will present the appearance at the back of an ordinary mitt.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A finger-muff, comprising a finger-receiving pocket adapted to receive the fingers of the wearer, said pocket being open at the front portion throughout the width thereof, a back connected to saidpocket, and means for securing the back to the wrist of the wearer.

2. A finger-muff, comprising a finger-receiving pocket adapted to receive the fingers of the wearer, said pocket being open at the front portion throughout the width thereof and at a distance from the lower end which corresponds substantially to the length of the fingers of the wearer, a back connected to said pocket, and means for securing the back to the wrist of the wearer.

3. A fi11g61-111l1ff, comprising a finger-receiving pocket adapted to receivethe fingers of the wearer, said pocket being open at the front portion throughout the width thereof and at a distance from the lower end which corresponds substantially to the length of the fingers of the wearer, a back connected to said pocket, said back being of sufficient width to cover the back of the hand of the wearer, and a flexible connection for securing the back to the wrist of the wearer.

ANNA T. SINGLAIRE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH, HANS v. BRIESEN. 

